Samit Dravid, the 18-year-old son of legendary cricketer and former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid, has been chosen for the India U-19 squad for the upcoming sequence towards Australia. Following within the footsteps of his illustrious father, Samit’s current rise highlights his potential as a promising younger expertise within the cricketing world.
Samit Dravid’s maiden India Underneath-19 call-up
Samit Dravid’s inclusion in each the ODI and red-ball squads was confirmed on Saturday, August thirty first when the Board for Management of Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced two groups to symbolize India within the U-19 sequence towards Australia. The sequence will see the younger Indian cricketers play three white-ball matches in Puducherry adopted by two red-ball video games in Chennai. The sequence provides a key alternative for Samit and his teammates to show their mettle on a global stage.
India U-19 50-over squad:
Rudra Patel (vc), Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohamed Amaan (c), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohammed Enaan
India U-19 squad four-day squad:
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra (vc), Soham Patwardhan (c), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohammed Enaan
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Samit’s U-19 choice highlights his promising cricketing future
Samit’s choice is seen as a mirrored image of his burgeoning abilities, with many within the cricketing group noticing parallels between his enjoying type and that of his father, who was one in every of India’s biggest and most technically sound batter. Samit has proven promise with the bat, significantly within the ongoing Maharaja Trophy T20, the place he’s enjoying for the Mysore Warriors. Although nonetheless early in his profession, he has delivered some regular performances, amassing 82 runs throughout seven innings. This call-up to the nationwide U-19 squad marks a big milestone for Samit, whose profession has been adopted carefully by cricket fans, given his father’s iconic legacy within the sport.
